JP4265802B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine provided with a ball storage tank for storing game balls and a ball discharge device for discharging game balls stored in the ball storage tank.

There is a pachinko game machine as a typical game machine that uses a game ball to play a game. In the upper part on the back side of this pachinko gaming machine, a ball storage tank for storing game balls is provided, and when the game ball wins a winning opening, the ball discharge device is activated and the game stored in the ball storage tank The ball is discharged as a prize ball to the upper plate of the front surface of the pachinko machine. In addition, when a ball lending operation is performed, the ball discharge device is activated to discharge the game balls in the ball storage tank to the upper plate. The ball discharge device is generally provided on the downstream side of the ball alignment rod extending below the ball storage tank, but the number of parts is reduced to reduce the arrangement space and cost. Therefore, for example, what is directly attached to the sphere storage tank without using the sphere alignment rod has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-141175

  By the way, in the gaming machine described in the above-mentioned patent document, when a failure occurs in the ball discharge device (for example, failure of the drive source or ball clogging), the game ball in the ball storage tank is temporarily removed and the ball storage tank It is necessary to prepare so that the game ball does not press the ball discharge device, and then perform maintenance work of the ball discharge device (for example, replacement of the ball discharge device or elimination of the ball clogging). For this reason, it takes time to recover pachinko machines, and there is room for improvement in improving work efficiency. Therefore, the ball storage tank is provided with a swinging mechanism, and the swing storage mechanism has a first state in which the bottom of the ball storage tank is inclined downward toward the ball discharge device side, and the bottom portion is opposite to the ball discharge device side. It can be considered that the second state can be converted to the second state inclined downward. Furthermore, it is conceivable to provide a regulating member that regulates the state conversion of the ball storage tank.

  However, there is a possibility that the swingable ball storage tank cannot be sufficiently supported simply by providing the swing mechanism and the regulating member. More specifically, the capacity of the ball storage tank is set so as to store a large amount of game balls (for example, a maximum of about 500 game balls (weight of about 2.7 kg)). For this reason, it is preferable that the ball storage tank is firmly attached to the pachinko gaming machine. However, if the load of the ball storage tank and the stored game ball is set to be supported only by the swing mechanism and the restricting member, the load is excessively applied to the swing mechanism and the restricting member and the state of the ball storage tank changes smoothly. There is a risk that it may not be possible, or the swinging mechanism and the regulating member may be damaged.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose thereof is to facilitate the preparatory work at the time of maintenance of the ball discharge device and to sufficiently support the ball storage tank. It is intended to provide a gaming machine that can.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ball storage tank capable of storing a game ball, and a ball storage tank connected to one side of the ball storage tank. A ball discharge device capable of discharging game balls stored in the storage tank, a mounting base to which the ball storage tank and the ball discharge device are attached, and a swing mechanism capable of swinging the ball storage tank,
The swinging mechanism converts the ball storage tank into a first state in which the bottom portion is inclined downward toward the ball discharge device side and a second state in which the bottom portion is inclined downward toward the side opposite to the ball discharge device side. A gaming machine that has been made possible,
The swing mechanism is disposed on the opposite side of the ball discharge device across the ball storage tank,
The mounting base is a gaming machine comprising a mounting portion that supports the ball storage tank in the first state from below.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the sphere storage tank has a first flow path forming portion that slopes downward from the sphere discharge device side toward the opposite side in the first state, and the first flow path. A second flow path forming portion disposed at a position lower than the forming portion and inclined downward toward the ball discharge device in the first state; a lower end portion of the first flow path forming portion; and a second flow path forming portion A connection flow path forming portion for connecting the upper end portion of the
The placement unit is disposed at a position lower than the first placement unit that supports the first flow path forming unit and the second placement unit that supports the second flow path formation unit. And a placement unit,
A storage unit is disposed below the first mounting unit, and the support member is stored in the storage unit in a state in which the support member can protrude upward from the second mounting unit.
When the support member protrudes above the second placement portion, the support member is supported from below by the second placement portion, and can support the second flow path forming portion of the ball storage tank converted to the second state. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a game machine.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mounting portion includes a buffer member that can come into contact with the ball storage tank in the first state, and when the game ball from the outside collides with the ball storage tank by the buffer member, The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the impact can be reduced.

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
According to the invention described in claim 1, a ball storage tank capable of storing game balls, a ball discharge device communicating with one side of the ball storage tank and capable of discharging game balls stored in the ball storage tank; A mounting base for mounting the ball storage tank and the ball discharge device, and a swing mechanism capable of swinging the ball storage tank, the bottom of the ball storage tank facing the ball discharge device side by the swing mechanism. A gaming machine which can be converted into a first state inclined downward and a second state where the bottom portion is inclined downward toward the side opposite to the ball discharger side, wherein the swing mechanism sandwiches the ball storage tank Since the mounting base is provided with a mounting portion for supporting the ball storage tank in the first state from below, the ball storage tank is converted into the second state. When preparing for maintenance of the discharge device, the ball storage tank in the first state Even a large amount of game balls stored in the click, it is possible to sufficiently support the ball storage tank by the mounting base of the bearing member. Therefore, the posture of the ball storage tank in the first state can be stabilized, and the game balls in the ball storage tank can be smoothly supplied to the ball discharge device.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ball storage tank has a first flow path forming portion that slopes downward from the ball discharge device side toward the opposite side in the first state, and the first flow path. A second flow path forming portion disposed at a position lower than the forming portion and inclined downward toward the ball discharge device in the first state; a lower end portion of the first flow path forming portion; and an upper end of the second flow path forming portion Since the connection flow path forming part that connects the parts is provided, the ball pressure of only the game ball located on the second flow path forming part among the game balls stored in the ball storage tank is It is possible to prevent the ball pressure of all the game balls in the ball storage tank from being applied to the ball discharge device. Therefore, the load on the drive source of the ball discharge device can be reduced. In addition, the mounting unit includes a first mounting unit that supports the first flow path forming unit and a second mounting that is disposed at a position lower than the first mounting unit and supports the second flow path forming unit. A storage portion is disposed below the first placement portion, and the support member is accommodated in the storage portion so as to protrude upward from the second placement portion. When projecting upward from the mounting portion, it is supported from below by the second mounting portion and can support the second flow path forming portion of the spherical storage tank converted to the second state. The second state can be maintained by operation. Therefore, it is possible to quickly regulate the game ball from flowing down to the ball discharge device, and it is possible to efficiently prepare for the maintenance of the ball discharge device.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the mounting portion includes the buffer member that can contact the ball storage tank in the first state, and when the game ball from the outside collides with the ball storage tank by the buffer member. Therefore, when the game ball is supplied from the outside to the ball storage tank, the repulsive force that the game ball receives from the ball storage tank can be reduced. Therefore, it is difficult for the game ball to bounce at the bottom of the storage tank, and the problem of jumping out of the ball storage tank and falling can be suppressed.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a pachinko gaming machine 1 as a typical gaming machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 is attached to an outer frame (machine frame or main body frame) 2 so that one side of a frame-shaped front frame (inner frame) 3 having a large opening can be opened and closed, and the back side of the front frame 3 The back mechanism unit 4 is attached to the front. The back mechanism unit 4 is fitted with a display device (not shown) such as a liquid crystal display device from the front, and the front side of this display device is exposed to the front (player side) from the opening opened in the game board (not shown). Not. Also, below the back mechanism unit 4, a game control device 5, a discharge control device 6, a power supply device 7, a relay board 8, and the like that control the game in an integrated manner are arranged. Furthermore, a ball storage unit 10 is disposed above the back mechanism unit 4, and a ball flow that causes the game balls discharged from the ball storage unit 10 to flow down on the side of the back mechanism unit 4 (right side in FIG. 1). A discharge path 12 for guiding a game ball to the upper plate (not shown) of the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (specifically, a game ball in the ball storage unit 10) There is a ball outlet 13) that guides the ball to a ball collecting trough (not shown). Above the ball storage unit 10, a replenishing device (not shown) is provided in the game machine installation island facility and replenishes the game ball from the game machine installation island facility to the ball storage unit 10 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. ) Is arranged.

Next, the sphere storage unit 10 will be described.
The ball storage unit 10 is a unit capable of storing the game balls replenished from the replenishing device and discharging the stored game balls. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the ball storage unit 10 has a horizontally long plate-shaped mounting base 15, a ball storage tank 16 capable of storing game balls, and the ball storage tank 16 supported by the mounting base 15. And a swing mechanism 17 that can swing (convert) in a tilted state in the left-right direction, a conversion regulation mechanism 18 that regulates state conversion of the ball storage tank 16, and the presence or absence of a game ball in the ball storage tank 16 (ball A detection mechanism 19 capable of detecting whether or not the ball is deficient) and a ball discharge device 20 capable of discharging the game balls stored in the ball storage tank 16 to the discharge flow down path 12 or the ball discharge down path 13. It is configured.

  The sphere storage tank 16 is formed in a horizontally-bottomed bottomed box shape having an open top surface, and is disposed on one side of the back side of the mounting base 15 (left side in FIG. 2). In addition, at the bottom of the ball storage tank 16, there is formed a game ball flow path 21 that can be inclined downward to roll the game ball, and is formed on the side of the ball storage tank 16 in the longitudinal direction (right side in FIG. 4). Has opened a discharge port 22 for discharging the game ball flowing down from the game ball flow path 21.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game ball channel 21 is arranged on the mounting base 15 side (front side) in the ball storage tank 16, and is directed toward the side opposite to the discharge port 22 side (that is, from the ball discharge device 20 side). The first flow path forming portion 24 inclined downward (toward the opposite side), the side opposite to the mounting base 15 side in the ball storage tank 16 (rear side), and a position lower than the first flow path forming portion 24 The second flow path forming portion 25 arranged and inclined downward toward the discharge port 22 (that is, toward the ball discharge device 20), the lower end portion of the first flow path forming portion 24, and the second flow path forming portion 25. Is connected to the upper end portion of the first flow path forming portion 24 and is inclined downwardly from the lower end portion of the first flow path forming portion 24 toward the upper end portion of the second flow path forming portion 25. Further, in the middle of the first flow path forming portion 24, a first stepped portion 27 is formed in which the downstream side is set one step lower than the upstream side, and on the upstream side and the downstream side of the first stepped portion 27. A dust-dropping groove 28 that is set narrower than the game ball is opened along the downward inclination direction. Further, a second step portion 29 is formed in the middle of the second flow path forming portion 25 so that its downstream side is set one step lower than the upstream side, and dust is dropped on the upstream side of the second step portion 29. The groove portion 30 is opened along the downward inclination direction. In the second step portion 29, a step opening portion 31 is formed so as to face the downstream side, and a part of the detection mechanism 19 described later can protrude from the step opening portion 31. Also, between the first flow path forming section 24, the second flow path forming section 25, the connection flow path forming section 26, and the standing wall 16a that partitions and forms the internal space of the ball storage tank 16, it is more than the game ball. A plurality of openings 32 having a narrow opening width are provided so that foreign matters such as dust that tends to remain in the corners of the sphere storage tank 16 are easily discharged out of the sphere storage tank 16.

  The swing mechanism 17 includes a swing shaft 34 extending rearward from one side of the mounting base 15 (left side in FIG. 2), and the opposite side of the ball storage tank 16 from the discharge port 22 side (left side in FIG. 2). ) And a rocking bearing 35, and is disposed on the opposite side of the ball discharge device 20 with the ball storage tank 16 interposed therebetween. Then, the swinging shaft 34 is fitted to the swinging bearing 35 so as to be rotatable, and the ball storage tank 16 is pivotally mounted in a swingable state. The bottom of the ball storage tank 16 is connected to the ball discharge device 20. It supports in the state which can convert into the 1st state (refer FIG. 12) which inclined downward toward the 2nd state (refer FIG. 13) which the bottom part inclined downward toward the opposite side to the ball discharger 20 side. Further, a fastening member 36 that can be fastened to the front end (rear end) of the rocking shaft 34 is attached to the rear portion of the rocking bearing 35, and the rocking member 36 is fitted in the rocking bearing 35. The movable shaft 34 is configured to be fixed to the tip end portion of the dynamic shaft 34 in a freely detachable manner, so that the fitted state of the swing shaft 34 and the swing bearing 35 is maintained.

  When the sphere storage tank 16 is converted to the first state, the first flow path forming portion 24 is inclined downward from the sphere discharge device 20 side toward the opposite side, and the second flow path forming portion 25 is changed to the sphere discharge device. The posture is inclined downward toward the 20 side. On the other hand, when converted to the second state, the first flow path forming part 24 and the second flow path forming part 25 are converted into a posture inclined downward toward the opposite side to the ball discharge device 20 side, and the first flow path forming part 24 is set to have a steeper slope than the second flow path forming portion 25. Further, the second flow path forming unit 25 of the present embodiment is inclined downward with a gradient of about 3 ° toward the ball discharge device 20 in the first state, and is opposite to the ball discharge device 20 side in the second state. However, the present invention is not limited to the set value of the gradient. In short, in the first state, if the game ball can flow down to the discharge port 22, the gradients of the first flow path forming portion 24 and the second flow path forming portion 25 may be set in any way.

  In addition, the ball storage unit 10 includes a swing guide mechanism 38 that guides the swing of the ball storage tank 16 by the swing mechanism 17 and is configured so that the ball storage tank 16 can swing smoothly. As shown in FIG. 3, the swing guide mechanism 38 is provided on the front side of the ball storage tank 16 (specifically, the front side near the discharge port 22) and the mounting base 15, and the boss 39 is free to play. It is comprised from the vertically long guide groove 40 which can be fitted. Then, a guide groove 40 is formed on an arc whose center of curvature is set to the rocking shaft 34, and a boss 39 is loosely fitted into the guide groove 40 so that the tip of the boss 39 is placed on the front side (front frame 3 side) of the mounting base 15. ) And a disc-like stopper 41 larger than the width of the guide groove 40 is fixed to the tip of the boss 39 by a fixing member (not shown) such as a screw. Therefore, the boss 39 can move in the vertical direction without detaching from the guide groove 40, and the ball storage tank 16 can swing around the swinging shaft 34 without being retracted from the mounting base 15. The guide groove 40 has its upper edge disposed in the vicinity of the upper edge of the mounting base 15 and swings the ball storage tank 16 until the upper edge of the guide groove 40 and the boss 39 come into contact with each other. It is set so that the bottom of the sphere storage tank 16 is positioned above a mounting portion 43 described later.

The conversion restricting mechanism 18 is a mechanism for maintaining the ball storage tank 16 in the first state or the second state, and maintains the first state of the ball storage tank 16 and restricts the conversion to the second state. It is comprised from the conversion control part 45 and the 2nd conversion control part 46 which maintains the 2nd state of the ball | bowl storage tank 16, and controls the conversion to a 1st state.
The second conversion restriction unit 46 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first conversion restricting portion 45 includes a columnar locked portion 48 protruding rearward from the back side of the mounting base 15, and the ball discharge device 20 side of the ball storage tank 16. It is comprised from the latching | locking part (fastener) 49 protruded outward from the (right side in FIG. 2), and is arrange | positioned between the ball storage tank 16 and the ball discharge device 20. The locked portion 48 is disposed near one side of the mounting base 15 (rightward in FIG. 2), and the locked portion 48 can be locked with the front end of the locking portion 49 at the rear end of the locked portion 48. The hole 48a is formed in a vertically long slot shape (see FIG. 7), and the locking portion 49 is configured to be slightly movable in the vertical direction with its front end engaged with the locked hole 48a. .

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the locking portion 49 has a casing portion 51 that can be divided vertically and a front end that is extended in the front-rear direction and housed in the casing portion 51. A locking rod 52 that can protrude toward the portion 48, a biasing member 53 such as a spring that biases the locking rod 52 toward the locked portion 48, and a handle provided at the rear end of the locking rod 52. 54. A diameter-enlarged portion 52 a is provided in the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the locking rod 52, an end portion on the front side of the enlarged-diameter portion 52 a is used as a locking end portion 52 b, and the locking end portion 52 b is used as the casing portion 51. It is comprised so that it can protrude from the protrusion hole 51a opened in the front side part (refer FIG. 2). Further, a shaft portion 52c having a D-shaped cross section is formed at the rear end portion of the locking rod 52, and a D-shaped shaft hole portion (not shown) formed by recessing the front side portion of the handle 54 with the shaft portion 52c. And the handle 54 does not rotate with respect to the locking rod 52. In this fitted state, a fastening member (not shown) such as a screw is passed through the fastening hole 54a of the handle 54. The locking rod 52 and the handle 54 are fastened. Further, the urging member 53 is wound around the locking rod 52 between the enlarged diameter portion 52a and the handle 54 (or the rear end portion of the casing portion 51), and one end of the urging member 53 is connected to the enlarged diameter portion 52a. While engaging the rear end, the other end is engaged with the rear end of the casing portion 51. Therefore, the locking rod 52 is always urged forward (in other words, the locked portion 48 side), and the locking end portion 52 b protrudes forward from the casing portion 51.

  When the ball storage tank 16 is converted to the first state, the first conversion restricting portion 45 having such a configuration arranges the locking portion 49 behind the locked portion 48 and attaches forward in this arrangement state. The latched end portion 52b of the latched portion 49 is fitted into the locked hole 48a. Therefore, the ball storage tank 16 is prevented from rotating upward, and the conversion to the second state is restricted.

  The detection mechanism 19 is for detecting a shortage state of game balls in the ball storage tank 16, and as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a displacement piece 57 disposed in the ball storage tank 16, and an attachment A displacement sensor 58 provided on the base 15 and capable of detecting the state change of the displacement piece 57 is provided. The displacement sensor 58 is disposed at a lower portion of the sphere storage unit 10, specifically at a substantially central portion below the sphere storage tank 16. ing.

  The displacement piece 57 is pivotally mounted in a rotatable state via a rotation shaft 59 provided at the lower part of the ball storage tank 16, and the tip of the displacement piece 57 is connected to the second flow path forming portion from the step opening 31. It protrudes toward the downstream part of 25 and is arranged so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Further, a counterweight portion 60 is provided on the opposite side of the distal end of the displacement piece 57 from the base portion (axial mounting portion) of the displacement piece 57, and the counterweight portion 60 is disposed below the ball storage tank 16. A detection protrusion 61 that can be detected by the displacement sensor 58 protrudes toward the attachment base 15 on the attachment base 15 side of the counterweight portion 60.

  The displacement sensor 58 has a sensor substrate 63 disposed in a recess 62 (see FIG. 3) in which a substantially central portion of the mounting base 15 is recessed toward the sphere storage tank 16, and the sphere storage tank 16 side is placed on the sensor substrate 63. It is mounted in a state of protruding to.

  In the detection mechanism 19 having such a configuration, the displacement piece 57 rotates downward due to the weight of the game ball in a state where the game ball is placed, and is in a first displacement state (shown by a solid line in FIG. 12). State). In this first displacement state, the displacement piece 57 engages with the second flow path forming portion 25, and the detection protrusion 61 moves upward together with the counterweight portion 60 and is detected by the displacement sensor 58. Based on the detection of the detection protrusion 61 by the displacement sensor 58, the detection mechanism 19 can detect a state in which a game ball is stored in the ball storage tank 16. Further, in a state where the game ball is not placed, the displacement piece 57 is rotated upward by the counterweight portion 60 and converted into a second displacement state (a state indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 13). In this second displacement state, the displacement piece 57 is separated from the second flow path forming portion 25, and the detection projection 61 moves downward together with the counterweight portion 60 to be detached from the displacement sensor 58. Based on the fact that the displacement sensor 58 does not detect the detection protrusion 61, the detection mechanism 19 can detect a state where the game balls are insufficient in the ball storage tank 16.

Next, the ball discharge device 20 will be described.
The ball discharge device 20 is a device that can be attached to and detached from the side (right side in FIG. 2) of the ball storage tank 16 and that can communicate with the discharge port 22 that is open at the bottom of the bottom of the ball storage tank 16. is there. As shown in FIG. 6, the ball discharge device 20 communicates with the discharge port 22 of the ball storage tank 16 and can receive a game ball in the ball storage tank 16. A substantially cylindrical sprocket housing portion 67 formed with a bottom portion recessed downward, a discharge stage member 68 disposed at the lower portion of the sprocket housing portion 67, and a state in which the sprocket housing portion 67 is rotatable. , A sprocket (ball holding rotating body) 69 accommodated in the above, a discharge drive motor 70 connected to the upper portion of the sprocket 69 for rotationally driving the sprocket 69, and disposed above the ball receiving portion 66 so as to cover the sprocket 69. The motor base 71 has a discharge drive motor 70 attached to the upper surface.

  The discharge stage member 68 has a discharge flow lower opening communicating with the discharge flow lower passage 12 and a ball discharge opening communicating with the ball discharge lower passage 13 on the outer peripheral side of the upper surface (that is, the surface facing the lower portion of the sprocket 69). (Neither of them is shown) A discharge sensor (not shown) capable of detecting a game ball passing through the discharge flow lower port is disposed below the discharge flow lower port.

  The sprocket 69 is provided with a plurality of cutouts having a circular arc shape in plan view on the outer peripheral edge thereof, and a vertical hole-like sphere holding capable of receiving and holding a game ball between the cutout and the inner wall portion of the sprocket housing portion 67. A plurality of parts 72 (for example, 10 places at equal intervals) are formed, and each ball holding part 72 is configured to be held in a state where a maximum of three game balls are vertically stacked.

  Further, an arc-shaped rib (not shown) is directed toward the center of the sprocket housing portion 67 at a portion of the inner wall surface of the sprocket housing portion 67 that is spaced upward from the discharge stage member 68 by one game ball. While projecting, it is arranged in a state of covering the outer edge of the discharge outlet and the ball outlet from above.

  In the ball discharge device 20 having such a configuration, when the sprocket 69 rotates in the normal rotation direction L with the game ball held by the ball holding unit 72, the game ball held by the ball holding unit 72 is discharged from the discharge flow outlet. The first and second tiers of the three game balls stacked vertically are separated by ribs just before reaching. In this state, when the game ball in the ball holding portion 72 moves above the discharge flow lower port, the ribs serve as shielding plates to prevent the second and higher game balls from flowing into the discharge flow lower port. On the other hand, when the sprocket 69 is rotated in the reverse rotation direction R while the game ball is held in the ball holding portion 72, three game balls held in the ball holding portion 72 are stacked vertically before reaching the ball outlet. Of the game balls, the first and second tiers are separated by ribs. In this state, when the game ball in the ball holding portion 72 moves above the ball outlet, the ribs act as shielding plates to prevent the second and higher game balls from flowing into the ball outlet. In this manner, the ball discharge device 20 can discharge the game balls held on the ball holding portions 72 of the sprocket 69 on the discharge stage member 68 one by one from the discharge flow outlet or the ball outlet.

  Further, the ball discharge device 20 is provided with a protrusion 73 on the ball storage tank 16 side (left side in FIG. 6) of the motor base 71, and on the side opposite to the ball storage tank 16 side in the sprocket housing 67 (right side in FIG. 6). ) Is provided with a cap-shaped fitting receiving portion 74 opened toward the mounting base 15. And the through-hole 75 penetrated to the protrusion part 73 in the front-back direction was opened, and while the to-be-latched part 48 of the attachment base 15 was inserted in this through-hole 75 in the detachable state, The cylindrical support protrusion 76 provided at the lower end on the opposite side (right side in FIG. 7) of the back side of the mounting base 15 across the locked portion 48 is detachable. The fitting base 15 is detachably attached to the mounting base 15. Further, a mounting hole 77 is formed in the rear surface portion of the fitting receiving portion 74 (see FIG. 6), and a stop for fixing the fitting receiving portion 74 and the tip end of the support protrusion 76 to the mounting hole 77. A landing member 78 is attached (see FIG. 2). The fixing member 78 is fixed in a state where it can be freely fitted and removed at the tip of the support protrusion 76.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ball storage unit 10 has a shelf-like placement portion 43 extending rearward from the back side of the mounting base 15. The mounting portion 43 is for supporting the sphere storage tank 16 in the first state from below, a first mounting portion 81 for supporting the first flow path forming portion 24 of the sphere storage tank 16 from below, The second mounting portion 82 is disposed at a position lower than the first mounting portion 81 and supports the second flow path forming portion 25 from below.

  The first placement portion 81 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the mounting base 15 in the left-right direction, specifically, at a side of the recess 62 in which the displacement sensor 58 is disposed (right side in FIG. 7). The upper surface of 81 is inclined downward toward the opposite side (left side in FIG. 7) from the sphere discharge device 20 side, and the lower part of the first flow path forming part 24 of the sphere storage tank 16 in the first state, specifically the first The flow path forming unit 24 is configured to be in surface contact with the lower part around the inclined upper end. Further, on the upper surface of the first mounting portion 81, a buffer member 84 made of a leaf spring capable of contacting the lower portion of the first flow path forming portion 24 of the ball storage tank 16 in the first state is provided. And is in a state of being integrally molded. As shown in FIG. 9, the buffer member 84 is a strip formed between two slits 85 which are opened in a state in which two parallel slits 85 extend in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the first placement portion 81. The front end of the shaped member is a free end and the rear end is a fixed end. In addition, a protrusion 86 is provided so as to protrude upward at the free end of the buffer member 84, and the protrusion 86 protrudes from the upper surface of the first mounting portion 81 in a normal state where the ball storage tank 16 is not in contact. Has been.

  The second mounting portion 82 is disposed in a state of projecting rearward from the first mounting portion 81 from the lower end portion of the mounting base 15, and is upstream of the second flow path forming portion 25 (on the ball discharge device 20 side). Upstream mounting portion 87 that can be in contact with the lower portion of the second flow path forming portion 25 and downstream mounting portion 88 that can be in contact with the lower portion of the second flow path forming portion 25 (on the side of the ball discharge device 20). In a state of being spaced apart from each other across the recess 62. Further, the upper surface of the upstream mounting portion 87 and the upper surface of the downstream mounting portion 88 are inclined downward toward the ball discharge device 20 side, and the lower portion of the second flow path forming portion 25 of the ball storage tank 16 in the first state. It is comprised so that surface contact can be carried out. Further, a ball receiving support portion 89 is formed at a position one step lower than the downstream mounting portion 88 on the side of the ball discharging device 20 of the downstream mounting portion 88 (right side in FIG. 7). The ball receiving unit 66 of the ball discharging device 20 can be placed on the ball 89 (see FIG. 12). Note that the above-described first placement portion 81 is disposed above the upstream placement portion 88 and closer to the upstream placement portion 87 (leftward in FIG. 7). Therefore, the ball storage tank 16 in the first state is supported by the second mounting portion 82 on both the left and right sides of the ball storage tank 16, and the central portion is supported by the first mounting portion 81.

  A second conversion restricting portion 46 that is a part of the conversion restricting mechanism 18 is provided below the first placement portion 81. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the second conversion restricting portion 46 is disposed below the first placement portion 81 and has a storage portion 91 having a substantially rectangular cross section penetrating in the front-rear direction, and the storage portion 91. The support member 92 is housed in the housing portion 91, and the support member 92 is placed above the second placement portion 82, specifically above the side portion of the downstream placement portion 88 (left side in FIG. 8). It is stored in a state where it can protrude.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the support member 92 includes a support member main body 93 having a block shape and a substantially rectangular plate-like lid portion 94 fixed to the rear portion of the support member main body 93. . In addition, the upper surface of the support member main body 93 (that is, the upper surface of the support member 92) is inclined downward to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 9) to the ball discharge device 20 side, and the lower surface of the support member main body 93 (that is, The lower surface is inclined downward toward the ball discharge device 20 so that the surface can be brought into surface contact with the lower portion of the second flow path forming portion 25 of the ball storage tank 16 in the second state while being placed on the downstream placement portion 88. Has been. Further, a slide protrusion 96 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the lower portion of the support member main body 93 so as to protrude downward, and is provided on the downstream mounting portion 88 along the front-rear direction (that is, the slide direction of the support member 92). The slide projection 96 is configured to engage with the established slide groove 97. Accordingly, the support member 92 can slide smoothly in the front-rear direction by sliding the support member 92 in the state where the slide protrusion 96 is engaged in the slide groove 97, and in the inclination direction of the downstream mounting portion 88. Is prevented from shifting left and right along. A protrusion stopper 98 is provided on the front edge portion of the support member main body 93 so as to protrude in both the upper and lower directions, and the protrusion stopper 98 is accommodated in a state where the support member 92 protrudes onto the second placement portion 82 (protrusion state). It is configured to contact the front side (front frame 3 side) of the opening edge portion 91 and prevent the protruding support member 92 from falling off the storage portion 91 (see FIG. 11A).

  In addition, the lid 94 has a storage stopper 99 on both the left and right sides by setting the horizontal width of the upper part wider than the horizontal width of the support member main body 93, and the support member 92 is stored in the storage unit 91 (storage). In this state, the storage stopper 99 is brought into contact with the rear side of the opening edge of the storage portion 91 (on the side opposite to the front frame 3 side) to prevent the support member 92 in the storage state from falling off the storage portion 91. It is configured (see FIG. 11B). Further, on both the left and right sides of the lower portion of the lid portion 94, a vertically long grip portion 100 is provided so as to project rearward, and a portion located on the side edge of the lid portion 94 of the grip portion 100 is recessed inwardly. 100 is easily gripped from both the left and right sides with a finger. And the upper part of the holding | grip part 100 is made to incline and descend toward back (namely, the opposite side to the supporting member main body 93 side), and it is comprised so that the bottom part of the ball | bowl storage tank 16 cannot be easily caught by the holding part 100.

  Next, the operation of the sphere storage unit 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the sphere storage unit 10 converts the sphere storage tank 16 into the first state in advance and regulates the conversion of the sphere storage tank 16 into the second state by the first conversion restricting unit 45. It shall be. Further, the ball storage tank 16 does not store a game ball, and is pushed up by the buffer member 84 in a state where the projection 86 is in contact with the lower portion of the first flow path forming unit 24, and the first mounting unit 81 It is assumed that the first flow path forming part 24 is slightly separated and the second placement part 82 and the second flow path forming part 25 are slightly separated.

  When the replenishment device of the gaming machine installation island facility supplies (supplements) the game balls to the ball storage tank 16 of the ball storage unit 10, the game balls are placed at the upstream end of the first flow path forming portion 24 of the ball storage tank 16. Fall. At this time, since the first flow path forming portion 24 is supported by the buffer member 84 and is arranged in a state slightly floating from the first placement portion 81, the game ball and the ball storage tank 16 are separated by the buffer member 84. Mitigates impact during impact. Therefore, the repulsive force received from the ball storage tank 16 by the game ball falling on the ball storage tank 16 can be reduced. Thereby, it is possible to make it difficult for the game ball to bounce on the first flow path forming unit 24, and it is possible to suppress the problem that the game ball supplied from the replenishing device jumps out of the ball storage tank 16 and falls. Furthermore, it is not necessary to provide a fence member for preventing the game ball from rebounding at the upper edge of the ball storage tank 16, and the height of the ball storage unit 10 can be kept low. Therefore, the space required for the installation of the ball storage unit 10 can be reduced, and the limited space on the back side of the front frame 3 can be used effectively.

  The game balls that have fallen into the first flow path forming unit 24 flow down toward the ball discharge device 20 through the connection flow path forming unit 26 and the second flow path forming unit 25. When the game ball is stored in the ball storage unit 10 and placed on the displacement piece 57, and the displacement piece 57 is converted into the first displacement state, the displacement sensor 58 converts the displacement piece 57 into the first displacement state, that is, the ball. A state in which the game balls are stored in the storage tank 16 is detected, and after a predetermined time (for example, a time until the game balls are sufficiently supplied in the ball storage tank 16) has elapsed, Supply is stopped.

  When the game ball is sufficiently stored in the ball storage unit 10, the buffer member 84 is pushed in with the weight of the game ball, and the ball storage tank 16 has the locking portion 49 and the locked portion of the first conversion restricting portion 45. In a state in which 48 is locked, it swings slightly downward about the swing shaft 34. Then, the 1st flow path formation part 24 and the 1st mounting part 81 contact | abut in a surface contact state, and the 2nd flow path formation part 25 and the 2nd mounting part 82 contact | abut in a surface contact state. As a result, the ball storage tank 16 in the first state is supported from below by the placement portion 43 (the first placement portion 81 and the second placement portion 82). Therefore, even if a large amount of game balls are stored in the ball storage tank 16 in the first state, the load of the game balls can be distributed to the mounting unit 43, and the mounting unit 43 can sufficiently Can be supported. Accordingly, the posture of the ball storage tank 16 in the first state can be stabilized, and the game balls in the ball storage tank 16 can be smoothly supplied to the ball discharge device 20.

  Further, the sphere storage tank 16 in the first state inclines the first flow path forming portion 24 downward from the sphere discharging device 20 side toward the opposite side, and moves the second flow path forming portion 25 to the sphere discharging device 20 side. The game stored in the ball storage tank 16 is inclined downward and the lower end portion of the first flow passage forming portion 24 and the upper end portion of the second flow passage forming portion 25 are connected by the connection flow passage forming portion 26. Of the balls, only the ball pressure of the game balls located on the second flow path forming unit 25 is applied to the ball discharge device 20, and the ball pressures of all the game balls in the ball storage tank 16 are applied to the ball discharge device 20. Can be prevented. Therefore, the load on the drive source (discharge drive motor 70) of the ball discharge device 20 can be reduced.

  Then, during the game, a winning at the winning opening is detected and a winning detection signal is transmitted, a big hit occurs in a special game and a big hit detecting signal is transmitted, or a player performs a lending operation When a ball rental signal is transmitted, the ball discharge device 20 rotates the discharge drive motor 70 to rotate the sprocket 69 in the forward rotation direction L a predetermined number of times, so that the game balls in the ball storage tank 16 are rotated. Are discharged to the discharge flow path 12 by a predetermined number. The game balls that have flowed down to the discharge flow down path 12 are supplied as prize balls or rental balls to an upper plate or a lower plate (both not shown) arranged on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  On the other hand, when a worker operates a ball removal operation of a game ball in the ball storage tank 16, for example, a ball removal operation button (not shown) during maintenance work, the ball discharge device 20 is based on this operation. Then, the discharge drive motor 70 is driven to rotate, and the sprocket 69 is continuously rotated in the reverse rotation direction R, and the game balls in the ball storage tank 16 are continuously extracted to the ball discharge flow path 13 and flowed down. The game balls that have flowed down to the ball outlet downstream 13 are collected outside the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example, in a ball collecting basket (not shown) of the game machine installation island facility.

Next, an operation when the ball discharging device 20 is attached / detached will be described.
In order to remove the ball discharge device 20 from the ball storage unit 10, first, the locking portion 49 of the first conversion restricting portion 45 is pulled backward against the urging force of the urging member 53 to engage with the locking end portion 52 b. The locked state with the stop hole 48a is released. When the locking state between the locking end portion 52b and the locked hole 48a is released, the discharge port 22 moves in the direction in which the discharge port 22 moves upward in the state where the locking portion 49 is continuously pulled back ( It swings in the direction indicated by the solid arrow A in FIG. Then, when the ball storage tank 16 is swung until the boss 39 of the swing guide mechanism 38 abuts on the upper edge of the guide groove 40, the bottom of the ball storage tank 16 is placed on the mounting portion 43, specifically, the first The ball storage tank 16 and the second mounting portion 82 are sufficiently separated from each other so that the worker can easily put their hands. If the ball storage tank 16 moves upward from the first placement portion 81, the support member 92 of the second conversion restriction portion 46 is pulled out from the storage portion 91 to the rear. Then, the support member 92 moves rearward along the slide groove 97, is placed on the second placement portion 82 (downstream placement portion 88), and is converted into a protruding state (FIGS. 8 and 11 (b)). )reference). As a result, the support member 92 converted to the protruding state is supported from below by the second placement portion 82.

  If the support member 92 is converted into the protruding state, the ball storage tank 16 is rotated downward, and the lower part of the second flow-down forming portion and the support member 92 are brought into contact with each other so that the ball storage tank 16 is placed on the support member 92. Place. In this way, the ball storage tank 16 is converted to the second state. And the 1st flow path formation part 24 and the 2nd flow path formation part 25 become the attitude | position which inclined down to the opposite side (left side in FIG. 11) with respect to the ball discharge apparatus 20 side, and the discharge port 22 and the ball receiving part 66 It is arranged above the connection height. Therefore, the game balls in the ball storage tank 16 can be brought to the opposite side to the ball discharge device 20 side, and the game balls in the ball storage tank 16 roll to the ball discharge device 20 or the ball discharge device 20 It is possible to prevent pressing. Therefore, the preparatory work at the time of maintenance of the ball discharge device 20 can be easily performed, and the efficiency of the recovery work of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be improved.

  Further, the support member 92 supports the second flow path forming portion 25 of the sphere storage tank 16 converted to the second state from below, and the sphere storage tank 16 converts to the first state, specifically, the sphere storage. Since the tank 16 is restricted from swinging downward, the ball storage tank 16 can be maintained in the second state by a simple operation. Therefore, it is possible to quickly regulate the game ball from flowing down to the ball discharge device 20, and it is possible to efficiently prepare for the maintenance of the ball discharge device 20. Furthermore, it is not necessary to arrange a configuration for maintaining the sphere storage tank 16 in the second state above the sphere storage tank 16. Therefore, when the ball storage unit 10 is attached to the vicinity of the upper end on the back side of the front frame 3, there is no problem that the configuration for maintaining the ball storage tank 16 in the second state interferes with the outer frame 2. Thereby, the range which can arrange | position the ball storage unit 10 can be expanded, and the restriction | limiting of arrangement | positioning of the structure provided in the back side of the front frame 3 can be eased.

  Then, since the ball storage unit 10 places the support member 92 on the second placement portion 82 with the slide protrusion 96 engaged with the slide groove 97, the second channel forming portion 25 in the second state and Even if the second mounting portion 82 is formed in a state of gradually opening toward the ball discharge device 20 (see FIG. 13), the second mounting portion 82 is sandwiched between the second flow path forming portion 25 and the second mounting portion 82. The support member 92 thus pushed out is not pushed out to the side of the ball discharge device 20 and falls off. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball storage tank 16 from inadvertently moving downward and converting to the first state, and the ball storage tank 16 is converted to the first state during maintenance and is stored in the ball storage tank 16. Can be eliminated from rolling to the ball discharge device 20.

  Further, in the ball storage tank 16 in the second state, the detection protrusion 61 of the detection mechanism 19 moves upward and comes off the displacement sensor 58. Since the displacement sensor 58 does not detect the detection protrusion 61, the detection mechanism 19 can detect that the ball storage tank 16 has been converted to the second state. Then, if the discharge operation of the ball discharge device 20 is prohibited based on the detection result of the second state of the ball storage tank 16, it is possible to suppress the disadvantage that the ball discharge device 20 performs the discharge operation during maintenance preparation. it can.

  Further, in a state where the ball storage tank 16 is converted to the second state, the locking portion 49 retreats from the rear of the projection 73 of the ball discharging device 20 inserted through the locked portion 48 and the ball discharging device 20 is allowed to be attached and detached. Is done. In this state, as shown in FIG. 14, if the fastening member 78 of the ball discharge device 20 is removed from the support protrusion 76 and the ball discharge device 20 is pulled out backward (in the direction opposite to the mounting base 15), the ball discharge device 20. Can be removed. Since the removed ball discharge device 20 is separated from the ball storage tank 16, it is large enough to be held with one hand, and is easy to carry and handle. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the work of investigating the cause of the failure or turning over to drop the game ball stuck inside. For this reason, it is possible to improve the maintenance work efficiency.

  In order to attach the ball discharge device 20 to the ball storage unit 10, the locked portion 48 is inserted into the through hole 75 of the protrusion 73 and the support protrusion 76 is fitted into the fitting receiving portion 74. The fitting receiving portion 74 and the support protrusion 76 are fixed by the member 78, and the ball discharging device 20 is fixed to the mounting base 15. In the ball discharge device 20 fixed to the mounting base 15, the ball receiving portion 66 is supported from below by the ball receiving support portion 89.

  If the ball discharge device 20 is fixed, the ball storage tank 16 is swung upward to release the contact state between the lower portion of the second flow path forming portion 25 and the support member 92, and the support member 92 is moved forward. And is stored in the storage portion 91. If the support member 92 is converted into the housed state, the locking portion 49 of the first conversion restricting portion 45 is pulled backward to retract the locking end portion 52b into the casing portion 51, and in this state, the ball storage tank 16 is moved. It swings in the direction in which the discharge port 22 moves downward (the direction indicated by the broken line arrow B in FIG. 13) and changes to the first state. Then, while the 1st flow path formation part 24 is mounted in the 1st mounting part 81, the 2nd flow path formation part 25 is mounted in the 2nd mounting part 82, and the 2nd flow path formation part 25 is The sphere storage tank 16 is inclined downward toward the sphere discharge device 20, and the discharge port 22 of the sphere storage tank 16 is substantially the same height as the sphere receiving portion 66 of the sphere discharge device 20 (more specifically, the sphere receiving portion 66 is higher than the discharge port 22. It is arranged at a slightly lower position) and is connected to the ball receiver 66. Furthermore, the latching part 49 is arrange | positioned behind the to-be-latched part 48 of the state which mounted | wore with the projection part 73 of the ball discharge apparatus 20 (refer FIG. 12).

  At this time, even if the support member 92 is not sufficiently stored in the storage portion 91 and the grip portion 100 interferes with the second flow path forming portion 25 of the ball storage tank 16, the upper portion of the grip portion 100 is moved backward. Since the bottom part of the ball storage tank 16 slides downward on the upper part of the grip part 100, the support member 92 can be pushed into the storage part 91. Therefore, the ball storage tank 16 can be converted to the first state without delay.

  If the ball storage tank 16 is converted to the first state, the locking portion 49 is released, and the locking end portion 52b is projected toward the locked portion 48 by the biasing force of the biasing member 53, and the locking end portion 52b. And the locked hole 48a are locked. As a result, the 1st conversion control part 45 can convert into the control state which controls the state conversion (rocking) of the ball storage tank 16, and can maintain the ball storage tank 16 in a 1st state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball storage tank 16 from being inadvertently converted to the second state, and the ball storage tank 16 is converted to the second state during the discharging operation of the ball discharge device 20 to turn the game ball into a ball. It is possible to eliminate the problem of being unable to send to the discharge device 20. Moreover, since the latching | locking part 49 is arrange | positioned behind the projection part 73 of the ball discharge apparatus 20, attachment / detachment of the ball discharge apparatus 20 is controlled by the latching part 49 (namely, 1st conversion control part 45). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball discharge device 20 from being mistakenly removed when the ball storage tank 16 is in the first state, and it is possible to prevent inconvenience that the game ball spills and scatters from the inside of the ball storage tank 16.

  Further, the displacement piece 57 of the detection mechanism 19 moves downward and can be detected by the displacement sensor 58. In this state, the game ball that has been biased to the opposite side to the discharge port 22 side of the ball storage tank 16 rolls toward the discharge port 22 and is placed on the displacement piece 57. Therefore, the displacement piece 57 has been rolled. It is pushed down by the game ball and converted to the first displacement state. Therefore, when the ball storage tank 16 is converted from the second state to the first state, the detection protrusion 61 of the detection mechanism 19 is detected by the displacement sensor 58. By detecting that the displacement sensor 58 has detected the detection protrusion 61, in other words, the displacement piece 57 has been converted to the first displacement state, the detection mechanism 19 has converted the ball storage tank 16 to the first state. Can be detected. And based on the detection result of the 1st state of this ball storage tank 16, ball discharge device 20 is permitted discharge operation.

  In the above embodiment, the support member 92 is placed on the second placement portion 82, and the ball storage tank 16 is placed on the support member 92 in this placement state so that the ball storage tank 16 is in the second state. Although configured to be maintained, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the support member 92 protrudes above the second placement portion 82 in a state of being separated from the second placement portion 82, and the second state ball storage tank 16 is placed and supported on the support member 92 in the projected state. May be.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the buffer member 84 was comprised with the leaf | plate spring integrally molded with the 1st mounting part 81, this invention is not limited to this. For example, the buffer member is constituted by a coil spring, one end of the coil spring is disposed on the upper surface of the first mounting portion 81, and the other end is disposed so as to be able to contact the ball storage tank 16. The coil spring may be constantly biased upward by the biasing force of the coil spring. Alternatively, the buffer member is not disposed on the first placement portion 81 but is disposed on the swinging mechanism 17, and the first state ball storage tank 16 is disposed in a state of being slightly lifted from the first placement portion 81. Also good. Specifically, a torsion coil spring as a buffer member is wound around the swing shaft 34, and one end of the torsion coil spring is locked to the ball storage tank 16 and the other end is locked to the mounting base 15 to The storage tank 16 may be configured to constantly urge upward around the swing shaft 34.

  The swing mechanism 17 is not limited to the configuration in which the swing base 34 is provided on the mounting base 15 and the swing bearing 35 is provided on the ball storage tank 16. The swing base 17 is provided with a swing bearing on the mounting base 15. An oscillating shaft may be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a ball storage tank that stores game balls, and a storage in the ball storage tank. Any gaming machine provided with a ball discharge device for discharging the played game balls may be used. For example, it may be a gaming machine such as a sealed ball type pachinko machine, an arrangement ball type game machine, or a sparrow ball type game machine that circulates a game ball sealed inside.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a back perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a back perspective view of a ball storage unit. It is a front perspective view of the ball storage unit in the state where the ball storage tank is separated. It is a front perspective view of a ball storage tank. It is a perspective view of a locking rod, a biasing member, and a handle. It is a disassembled perspective view of a ball discharge device. It is the back perspective view of the attachment base which converted the support member into the accommodation state. It is the back perspective view of the attachment base which converted the support member into the protrusion state. It is an expansion perspective view of a mounting part. It is a front perspective view of a support member. It is sectional drawing explaining the state of a supporting member, (a) is sectional drawing of the state which made the supporting member the accommodation state, and converted the ball | bowl storage tank into the 1st state, (b) made the supporting member the protrusion state, It is sectional drawing of the state which converted the storage tank into the 2nd state. It is a rear view of the ball storage unit which changed the ball storage tank into the 1st state. It is a rear view of the ball storage unit which changed the ball storage tank into the 2nd state. It is a back perspective view of a ball storage unit of a state where a ball storage tank was changed into the 2nd state, and a ball discharge device was removed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 4 Back mechanism unit 10 Ball storage unit 15 Mounting base 16 Ball storage tank 17 Swing mechanism 18 Conversion control mechanism 19 Detection mechanism 20 Ball discharge device 21 Game ball flow path 22 Discharge port 24 First flow path formation part 25 Second flow path forming portion 26 Connection flow path forming portion 34 Swing shaft 35 Swing bearing 38 Swing guide mechanism 43 Placement portion 45 First conversion restricting portion 46 Second conversion restricting portion 48 Locked portion 49 Locking portion 51 Casing part 52 Locking rod 66 Ball receiving part 73 Protruding part 74 Fitting receiving part 75 Through hole 76 Supporting protrusion 81 First mounting part 82 Second mounting part 84 Buffer member 86 Projection 87 Upstream mounting part 88 Downstream Side mounting portion 89 Ball support portion 91 Storage portion 92 Support member 96 Slide protrusion 97 Slide groove 100 Grip portion

Claims (3)

A ball storage tank capable of storing game balls, a ball discharge device communicating with one side of the ball storage tank and capable of discharging game balls stored in the ball storage tank, and the ball storage tank and the ball discharge device are attached. A mounting base, and a swing mechanism capable of swinging the ball storage tank,
The swinging mechanism converts the ball storage tank into a first state in which the bottom portion is inclined downward toward the ball discharge device side and a second state in which the bottom portion is inclined downward toward the side opposite to the ball discharge device side. A gaming machine that has been made possible,
The swing mechanism is disposed on the opposite side of the ball discharge device across the ball storage tank,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the mounting base includes a mounting portion that supports the ball storage tank in the first state from below. The ball storage tank is disposed at the bottom of the first flow path forming portion that is inclined downward from the ball discharge device side to the opposite side in the first state, and at a position lower than the first flow path forming portion. The connection flow connecting the second flow path forming part inclined downward toward the ball discharge device side in the first state, and the lower end part of the first flow path forming part and the upper end part of the second flow path forming part A path forming section,
The placement unit is disposed at a position lower than the first placement unit that supports the first flow path forming unit and the second placement unit that supports the second flow path formation unit. And a placement unit,
A storage unit is disposed below the first mounting unit, and the support member is stored in the storage unit in a state in which the support member can protrude upward from the second mounting unit.
When the support member protrudes above the second placement portion, the support member is supported from below by the second placement portion, and can support the second flow path forming portion of the ball storage tank converted to the second state. The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting portion includes a buffer member capable of contacting the ball storage tank in the first state, and the buffer member can reduce an impact at the time of collision between the game ball and the ball storage tank from the outside. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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